South Africa — Current account

millions of LCU · Annual · 1923–2030 · 95 observations

About this series

The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero.

The current account reading for South Africa was −162.83B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −112.27B LCU in 2024; the period change was −50.57B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.09% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1923–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1987–2026
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Latest observations

2012–2030

PeriodValue
2030-194.30B LCU
2029-184.41B LCU
2028-161.71B LCU
2027-136.67B LCU
2026-169.96B LCU
14 earlier values, back to 2012
2025-162.83B LCU
2024-112.27B LCU
2023-112.11B LCU
2022-33.30B LCU
2021229.61B LCU
2020109.53B LCU
2019-146.50B LCU
2018-157.09B LCU
2017-120.24B LCU
2016-127.35B LCU
2015-191.83B LCU
2014-198.69B LCU
2013-206.06B LCU
2012-167.24B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.